かくだん
Kakudan
格段 (Kakudan) is a Japanese adjectival noun meaning “dramatic (improvement), remarkable (difference), marked, noticeable”.
Meanings
- adjectival noun, na-adjectivedramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; noticeable
- adjectival noun, na-adjective(far) better; exceptional
Examples
両者の間には格段の違いがある。
There is a marked difference between them.
それは以前に比べて格段に進歩した。
It has greatly improved compared with what it was.
それは昨年のと比べると格段の進歩だ。
It is a great improvement as compared with what it was last year.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).